Noise maker



Jan. 12, 1932.

R. FELGNER NOISE MAKER Filed Aug. 3, 1931 M Y E N R O T T 'Czw Patented Jan. 12, 1932 nronnnnrnnon nn, or 'srnrnenrnrn, nnw YORK, nssiqivon ro 'r. oonnifrno;

' 'BnooKLYn, NEW YORK, A oonroan'rron OF NEW YORK i norsn MAKER 7 Application filed August' 3, 19:;1. -Sri a1"No.554,815.

' The-present invention relates to noise makers such 'as-are'used atcarn ivals and various celebrations for the purpose of making loud sounds. Devices of this kind, "especially those made of metal, usually consist ofa cylindrical body with a diaphragm disposed therein, a reed or vibrating member being mounted in contact with the diaphragm and adapted to be vibrated by a ratchetwheel having membersadapted tostrike the reed.

It has heretofore been proposed to secure the reed member between the flange of the diaphragm'and the cylindrical wall of the device with the reedpassingfrom the edge ofthe diaphragm to a pointat or near the center thereof, and then extending upwardly with the free end acted upon bythe ratchet or wheel member. It has been found difficult to firmly and securely attach the reed between the flange of the diaphragm 'andthe cylindrical wall so thatit remains perma: nently in place and so that its connection will be rigid. Furthermore, the crowding ofthe reed between the diaphragm and the cylindrical wall distorts the latterand'i't also fails to anchor the reed firmly in place.-

The object'of the present invention: is to provide a very simple yet' firm means for holding the fixed end of. the reed in such manner that the reed does not have to extend between the diaphragm flange and the cylindrical wall, so that the diaphragm m'ember and the cylindrical wall may fit snugly together and no space isjcreated between them by the presence ofthe reed.

Another object is'to leave the major portion of the diaphragm free to vibrate'and produce a relatively loud sound when the reed is vibrated. O'ne result of the construction herein shown and descrlbed is that the diaphragm will not only fit snugly all around ends of the-wallto avoid sharp edges.- 'EX- 1 with sufficient friction to retain-the diaple,inexpensive, and the parts are noteasily I disarranged." S i j In thedrawings forming part of this ap;

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1 Figure 1 is an elevationof a noise maker 55,

'wall 1, preferably, though not necessarily .made of sheet metal, and I haveillustrated the rolled or beaded edges 2, 8 at opposite tending througlr'the cylindrical wall 1 there isa shaft Adisposed neare-ryoneiend' of-the body, the shafthaving its bearings'in suitable apertures5 in thewall of the.body,--one end of the shaft'being headed.:or upsetas 7;, shown at 6 to secure the shaft against axial displacement. The other end of the shaft projects a considerable distance fromv the body andis provided 'witlrazhandle 7 by means of which the device may be gripped for the purpose of swinging the body around on the shaft to operate the noise making members; The device a is therefore shown embodied in a noise maker which is adapted to be swung in the hand but it is understood as 7 that as far as the present invention is concerned the device maybe made as a wheel toy in accordance with well known practice.

The diaphragm member is shown as ,consisting of a circular flat plate 8 which 'isi'uo preferably, though not necessarily, stamped fromsheet metal. 1 This plate is of suflicient diameter to cause its periphery to snugly engage the inner surface of the cylindrical wall 'phragm member permanently 'in' place. There is a dependin-grim or flange9eXtend- 'ing at right angles tozthe plane of the plate 8 and the periphery of this flange also presses against theinner surface of the'cylin'drical wall for the purpose of holding the plate 8 in a horizontal position extending across the bore of the body and dividing the space within the latter into two compartments 10, 11. lVhile the diaphragm member may be disposed in any position as far as the length of the body is concerned, 1 have shown it disposed about midway of the length of the cylindrical body, so that air columns above and below the diaphragm member of equal length are formed and from which sounds from the diaphragm may be propagated in opposite directions.

There is an aperture or slot 12 .formed in the diaphragm plate 8 near its periphery to receive a portion of the reed therethrough. The flange 9 of the diaphragm member is provided with two slots or cuts 18, extending upwardly from the lower edge of the flange to form of the material intermediate these cuts a tongue let which is bent inwardly or towards the axis of the device and in sub stantially vertical alignment with the slot 12. This tongue is also provided with a slot 15 through which a portion of the reed may extend and this slot is preferably in vertical alignment with the slot 13 of the diaphragm late.

p The reed includes an upwardly extending portion 16 rising preferably from the center of the device, the upper end being free for a purpose to be described hereinafter. At the lower end of the upwardly extending portion the reed extends horizontally at 17 across the upper face of the diaphragm plate 8 and the reed then extends downwardly or at right angles'at 18, first through the slot 12 in the diaphragm plate, thence downwardly through the slot 15 in the tongue and the lower end is bent or turned as shown at 19 to lie against the lower surface of the tongue 14. I

Any member may be used to vibrate the vertically extending member 16 of the reed and in the drawings I have shown a wheel 20 mounted or fixed upon the shaft 4.. Thiswheel has mounted upon it a plate 21 having a laterally extending flange from which extend the arms 22, four such arms being shown in the drawings.

In using the device the operator will grasp the handle 7 and swing the device in the hand so that the body 1 and the parts carried with it, that is, the diaphragm member and the reed member, swing around on the shaft 4: as an axis, whereas the wheel 20 and the parts mounted on it, including the fingers 22 remain stationary or do not partake of the revolving motion of the body. As the body rotates around the shaft, the free member 16 of the reed engages with each of the arms 22 -in succession, is deflected by the arms, and

then flips or jumps off the arms as the body rotates. This action sets the reed into vibration and the vibrations are transmitted to the diaphragm plate 8 causing the latter to vibrate and to emit sound waves in both coinpartments 10, 11 so that the sound waves are propagated from opposite ends of the body.

It will be apparent that substantially the entire diaphragm plate is free to vibrate in accordance with the movements imparted to it by the reed member and that a close fit is established between the flange 9 of the diaphragm member and the cylindrical wall of the body. The reed member is clamped against the top surface of the diaphragm plate 8 and therefore cannot move clownwardly in Figure 2; whereas the turned end 19 of the reed member engages against the under side of thetongue 14 and prevents the reed member from moving bodily upwardly in Figure 2. As the vertical portion 18 of the reed member is confined by the edges of the two slots 12, 15 the reed member cannot tilt or become laterally displaced. The gripping of the reed member securely to the diaphragm member in the manner shown and described insures a rigid mounting for the fixed end of the reed and this, together with the other features above described, insures maximum noise making characteristics.

The device may be stamped entirely with dies or other tools suitable for making the parts in the cheapest manner by machinery and the construction also permits the parts to be assembled by machinery and dies so that hand labor is avoided in the manufacture of the article.

Having described my invention, what I claim is:

1. In a device of the character described, a hollow body member, a diaphragm plate extending across the interior of said body member and adapted to be vibrated, said dial phragm member having a peripheral flange adapted to fit against the inner surface of said hollow body and said flange having an inwardly turned portion, said diaphragm plate and said inwardly turned portion of said flange having apertures therein, a reed member having a free end adapted to be vibrated, a portion of said reed member lying adjacent the surface of said diaphragm plate, said reed member having a portion extending through said apertures in the diaphragm plate and the inwardly turned portion of said flange, and means acting on the free portion of said reed to vibrate the same for the purpose of vibrating said diaphragm.

2. In a device of the character describes a hollow body member, a diaphragm plate extending across the interior of said body member and adapted to be vibrated, said diaphragm member having a peripheral flange i4 adapted to fit against the inner surface of said hollow body and said flange having an inwardly turned portion provided with an aperture at a point spaced from the plane of said diaphragm plate, saiddiaphragm plate l having an aperture adjacent its outer edge, a reed member having a free end adapted to be vibrated, a portion of said reed member extending from a point substantially central of said diaphragm plate to the aperture in. said plate and lying against one surface of said diaphragm plate, said reed member extending through the aperture of saidplate plate having a peripheral flange adapted to fit against the inner surface of said hollow body and said flange having an inwardly turned portion spaced from said diaphragm plate, said diaphragm plate and said inwardly turned portion of said flange having apertures therein, a reed member having a free end adapted to be vibrated, a portion of said reed member lying adjacent the surface of said diaphragm plate and having a portion extending through said apertures in the diaphragm plate and the inwardly turned portion of said flange and having its end adjacent said aperture in the inwardly turned portion of the flange bent to prevent withdrawal of the reed member therefrom and means acting on the free portion of said reed to vibrate the same for the purpose of vibrat ing said diaphragm.

4. In a device of the character described, a hollow body member, a diaphragm plate extending across the interior of said body member and adapted to be vibrated, said diaphragm member having a peripheral flange adapted to fit against the inner surface of said hollow body, said flange having spaced cuts extending inwardly from the free edge thereof to form an intermediate tongue, said tongue being bent inwardly of said body member, said diaphragm. plate and said tongue having aligned apertures therein, a reed member having 'a free end projecting from said diaphragm plate and adapted to be vibrated, a portion of said reed member lying adjacent the surface of said diaphragm plate, said reed member having a portion extending through said apertures and having one end bent adjacent said tongue to prevent withdrawal thereof from said apertures, and means acting on the free portion of said reed to vibrate the same for the purpose of vibrating said diaphragm.

5. In a device of the character described, a hollow body member, a diaphragm plate extending across the interior of said body member, said diaphragm member having a peripheral flange adapted to fit against the tongue 'adjacentthe free edge thereof, said diaphragm plate and said tongue having aligned apertures therein, a reed member having a free end adapted to be vibrated, a portion of said reed member lying adjacent the surface of said diaphragm plate, said reed member'having a portion extending through said apertures and lying inside said flange, one end of said reedmember being bent to prevent withdrawal thereof through the aperture in said tongue, and means acting on the free portion of said reed to vibrate the same for the purpose of vibrating said diaphragm.

Signed at Brooklyn, county of Kings and State of New York, the 13th day of May,

, RICHARD FELGNER.

inner surface of said hollow body member and said flange having an inwardly turned 

